There are old ladies whom never watched basketball who knew who Kobe was. They don’t know who Steph Curry is. George Mikan in the 50s Wilt & Russell in the 60s Dr J & Kareem in the 70s Magic and Bird in the 80s Michael Jordan in the 90s Shaq and Kobe in the 2000s LeBron in the 2010s No face in the 2020s. Might still be LeBron. Colorado destroyed Kobe. Not many want to admit it but it was a blemish that never really went away. Even in death, stupid twats still spoke about it like that hag that hangs with Oprah and that stupid b**** that used to bang Marylin Manson. Combination with when Kobe hit his prime PRIME and rebuild was horrible timing for Kobe. Kobe never really won when he was at his thanos powers.
With the major change in team building basically ending the chance for a new dynasty to emerge, I think the “face of the NBA” will change multiple times throughout this decade.